how to pronounce closeness

/ˈkləʊs.nəs/

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closeness is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of closeness in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… just general kind of closeness which is …”

meanings of closeness

noun:

The shortest path between two vertices in a graph.
The state of being mean or stingy.
The state of being secretive.
Solitude, seclusion.
The state of being friends.
The state of being close (all senses).

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